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Dr. Avishay Ben Sasson-Gordis is a Ruderman Family Foundation Scholar in Residence and Senior Researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies at Tel Aviv University. He works on the implications of domestic American politics, and US policy more broadly on Israeli national security. Avishay is a Liberalism Rekindled postdoctoral fellow at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His academic work focuses on the democratic backsliding and the political theory of the military. He is a frequent commentator on Israeli current affairs in international and Israeli media, and his commentary has appeared in Foreign Affairs, Haaretz, and World Politics Review.
Avishay Ben Sasson-Gordis
Ruderman Family Foundation Scholar in Residence
Publications
All PublicationsAn Overview of the First Weeks of the Trump Administration—Implications for Israel
The opportunities and challenges for Israel inherent in the far-reaching changes implemented by the American president since he entered the White House about a month and a half ago
16 March, 2025Implications of the US Senate Vote on Limiting Arms Sales to Israel
The Senate indeed rejected the three resolutions aimed at restricting arms exports to Israel, but the strong support for the initiative among the left wing of the Democratic Party and within the Jewish community is concerning. How can Israel reverse this trend?
18 December, 2024Trump Victory
Domestic and Foreign Policy—and Relations With the Middle East in Times of War: What Might the Trump Administration Focus on Starting January 2025, and What Are the Recommendations for Israel During the Transition Period and Afterward?
6 November, 2024